Summer 2026 Crop Scout

Company: Wysocki Family Farms
Location: Plainfield
Posted on: January 8, 2026

Job Description:

Wysocki Family Farms is seeking team members to be part of our Crop Scout Team in summer 2025! This is a temporary summer position with an anticipated start date of May/June and through mid to latter part of August. Hours would be Monday - Friday 7a.m - 5pm dependent upon weather conditions. Reporting to the Agronomy Senior Manager, the Crop Scout is responsible for collecting information critical to the assurance of a healthy and high yielding crop. Daily instruction to the crop scout will be provided by the Junior Agronomist or Lead Scout. Minimum qualifications are a high school diploma preferred and having a driver's license and acceptable driving record. Anyone enrolled in college in an agronomy related field is highly preferred. Critical Competencies Communication Dependable Work Habits Teamwork Detail Oriented Navigation Skills Essential Functions · Collects the following information: insect pressure, weed pressure, population counts and disease · Performs regular inspections of customer crop fields to monitor crop health and ongoing conditions. · Provides reports · Inspects fields to identify weeds, insects, diseases, and other yield limiting threats. · Tracks and reports performance such as but not limited to; quality, yield and other field observations · Provides assistance with lab duties · Walks through crop fields and conduct a visual inspection of the crops. · For those assigned as a Senior Scout the additional duties are as follows: manage daily scout duties, collect all data for the day, takes petiole samples, and tuber samples to the Paragon Laboratory. · Participate in training on how to identify weeds and diseases to properly record observations · Participate in end of day sessions to evaluate daily field observations · Proficient in the use of technology platforms such as: IPad and Microsoft Products Wysocki Family Farms is a Equal Opportunity Employer PIdcf1b62a2d46-25448-39404371

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